Linguaglossa
Sign in to saveLinguaglossa () is a town and in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, located on the northern side of Mount Etna where there is also a ski resort with view on the Ionian Sea. It was founded on a lava stream in 1566. The name literally means 'Tongue Tongue', with and () being respectively the Latin and Greek words for 'tongue', but actually derives from , short for 'a big tongue of lava'.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Linguaglossa
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Linguaglossa
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Linguaglossa-Etna-Volcano-Sicily-Italy - Creative Commons by gnuckx.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Linguaglossa-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.shield_size
- px
- Italian comune.map_alt
- 550
- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Catania (CT)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Catena
- Italian comune.mayor
- Salvatore Puglisi
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 60.25
- Italian comune.population_total
- 5353
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 September 2017
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 550
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Giles
- Italian comune.day
- 1 September
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 95015
- Italian comune.area_code
- 095
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Linguaglossa () is a town and in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, located on the northern side of Mount Etna where there is also a ski resort with view on the Ionian Sea. It was founded on a lava stream in 1566. The name literally means 'Tongue Tongue', with and () being respectively the Latin and Greek words for 'tongue', but actually derives from , short for 'a big tongue of lava'.
== Main sights ==